My primary climbing partner has packed up and moved interstate, so I'm now looking for others. I climb regularly at Hard Rock in the city on weeknights, but have a car and also head to to Altona and Nunawading occasionally.

I'm currently climbing up to about 18-19 on top-rope in the gyms (don't have a gym lead pass yet), and have trad led up to grade 14. Am very much keen to get both more trad experience and lead climbing passes for Cliffhanger and/or Hard rock. (I'm ready to take a gym lead assessment, but first need a belayer, and in the case of Hard Rock as few weeks of time on the waiting list.) Also happy to second or top-rope harder stuff outdoors.

I've got a rope, full trad rack and a car, and I'm a responsible belayer. What more could you want? A steak dinner after a climb? We'll talk about it. A rub and a tug after a climb? Sorry, I'll be too pumped. (Or will at least profess to being too pumped.)

On 16/10/2012 shortman wrote:>On 16/10/2012 Miguel75 wrote:>>Yeah I'd have to agree with Dan... >>>>The high standards some people have are, in a nutshell, disappointing;)>>>>>>I'm up for a climb anytime...>>Is that an intentional use of the word 'up'?

On 16/10/2012 miguel75 wrote:>On 16/10/2012 shortman wrote:>>On 16/10/2012 Miguel75 wrote:>>>Yeah I'd have to agree with Dan... >>>>>>The high standards some people have are, in a nutshell, disappointing;)>>>>>>>>>I'm up for a climb anytime...>>>>Is that an intentional use of the word 'up'?>>Yup, climbing makes me happy! Real happy;)>>I'm very happy today as I climbed at WG all day.... yay for me!

Good for you Miguel75. I had a wack day and then whilst contemplating my wack day I reversed into my housemates car. It then started raining at the precise moment I arrived at my training wall.

On 16/10/2012 Dave_S wrote:>My primary climbing partner has packed up and moved interstate, so I'm>now looking for others. I climb regularly at Hard Rock in the city on weeknights,>but have a car and also head to to Altona and Nunawading occasionally.>>I'm currently climbing up to about 18-19 on top-rope in the gyms (don't>have a gym lead pass yet), and have trad led up to grade 14. Am very much>keen to get both more trad experience and lead climbing passes for Cliffhanger>and/or Hard rock. (I'm ready to take a gym lead assessment, but first need>a belayer, and in the case of Hard Rock as few weeks of time on the waiting>list.) Also happy to second or top-rope harder stuff outdoors.>>I've got a rope, full trad rack and a car, and I'm a responsible belayer.>What more could you want? A steak dinner after a climb? We'll talk about>it. A rub and a tug after a climb? Sorry, I'll be too pumped. (Or will>at least profess to being too pumped.)>>Message me or post here.

On 16/10/2012 Dave_S wrote:>My primary climbing partner has packed up and moved interstate, so I'm now looking for others. I climb regularly at Hard Rock in the city on weeknights, but have a car and also head to to Altona and Nunawading occasionally.

On 17/10/2012 ajfclark wrote:>These guys do a regular Monday night at Hardrock CBD: >http://www.meetup.com/rockclimbing-115/>>They also do other nights at Nunawading, though less regularly. Good>way to meet more keen people.

Thanks. I'd seen them before but assumed they were more top-rope/beginner focussed. On closer inspection it seems my assumption may not have been entirely accurate...

On 19/10/2012 Dave_S wrote:>On 16/10/2012 shortman wrote:>>Alright I feel bad for hijacking your thread. I'll climb with ya.>>I think I'll need you to clarify your rub+tub expectations first. ;-)>>>On 17/10/2012 ajfclark wrote:>>These guys do a regular Monday night at Hardrock CBD: >>http://www.meetup.com/rockclimbing-115/>>>>They also do other nights at Nunawading, though less regularly. Good>>way to meet more keen people.>>Thanks. I'd seen them before but assumed they were more top-rope/beginner>focussed. On closer inspection it seems my assumption may not have been>entirely accurate...

The meetup group is a mix. There are a lot of beginners looking for other climbers to climb with instead of friends who were happy to try it once, but not into climbing as a regular thing.
There are also a lot of people who have moved to Melbourne from overseas with previous climbing experience, moved back to Melbourne after being away for a while (I fit into that group), or have had their regular climbing partners move away / get injured or otherwise stopped climbing.

No. The VCC noticed that Chris was doing a useful thing for the climbing community and sponsored his group, covering his costs to run it. Some of them join the club in future so the club might gain a few members, but I don't personally get anything from it.

hey dave,
hopefully your still looking for a partner or an extra one.
i climb pretty regularly in the city too. unfortunately for me my main climbing mate is injured for a while. iv got a lead pass and have been leading for the past 4 months quite regularly. i get outdoors occasionally and would keen for that as well. iv got heeps of free time and am trying to climb as much as i can the next couple of weeks. my numbers 0432 188 758.